The Nova reader
Subtitle: science at the turn of the millennium
By: edited by Sandra Hackman.
Contributors: Hackman, Sandra.
Publisher: TV Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Nova (Television program); Discoveries in science.; Science -- Forecasting.; Science -- History.
Other titles: Science at the turn of the millennium
Table of contents: title: The genetic revolution : a quarter century of biotechnology / Michael Waldholtz; title: Molecular machinery / Robert A. Weinberg; title: A new perspective on the origin of life / Robert M. Hazen; title: Becoming human / Ian Tattersall; title: The brain-mind connection : a quarter century of neuroscience / Beth Horning; title: Mending the injured brain / Jam Ghajar; title: The average person / William Foege; title: Human ends, human scale : a quarter century of computing / G. Pascal Zachary; title: A new route to artificial intelligence / Patrick H. Winston; title: Our digital future / Vinton G. Cerf; title: The path of enlightened self-interest : a quarter century of environmental progress / William G. Scheller; title: Forecasting tornadoes / Howard B. Bluestein; title: The mystery of snow / Othmar Buser; title: The incredible trip : a quarter century of space science / Richard Maurer; title: The future of flight / Tom. D. Crouch; title: Putting a human face on science : Nova turns 25 / Susan Reed; title: Toward the ultimate synthesis / Edward O. Wilson.